Estill played horrible for 3 quarters down 20 points to start the 4th quarter but came storming behind the play of 2 freshmen and some other reserves. Estill outscored Jackson 37-12 in the 4th.

I don't think I've ever seen a high school tteam score 37 points in a quarter. Lots of 3's?

I'm very disappointed in Jackson giving up such a lead. How is that possible???????? Me, my Grandmother, my Aunt, my Sister, and my wife's Grandfather could hold onto a 20 point lead. You don't even have to shoot many shots in the last quarter if you're up 20. Use your head to beat the press, not your skills, your head, then slow the pace down and win the ball game. I was not at the game, so could someone tell me how they lost a 20 point lead, please! I just can't grasp that concept. I'll not sleep for days now trying to figure that one out. Good win for Estill. 20 point lead in 4th quarter, lose game by five, pie = MC square X 20 to the power of 4 divided by the radius of 5....I'm going to work on this one and try to figure it out???????????????? :confused:

I must say ,roundleather, even Einstein himself would have a hard time analyzing this loss for Jackson. Give Estill credit, they hit shots from everywhere and simply refused to quit. They have a fantastic group of freshmen 2 of whom sparked the comeback. Jackson seemed as though they simply could not slow down, almost as if they could not control themselves. They continued to shoot and miss 3's and also missed several free throws. For 3 quarters, I was as impressed with this team as any I have seen in the 14th region by far. Their quickness and agressiveness was outstanding.

Already a thread on this, its just backward

Jackson seemed as though they simply could not slow down, almost as if they could not control themselves.

I knew this would have to figure into the equation somewhere. Playing like they were behind by 15 or 20 points. :madman: Come on guys!

I'll see if I can break this amazing game down.

 

Estill come out, as Einstien said, and sucked it up for three quarters. They were missing everything they threw up, not blocking out, and really let Jackson City run at will - getting down by 20 several times.

 

Going into the 4th quarter Estill was down by 20. Here's the real kicker. From about half way through the 2nd quarter until about 3 mins to go in the game - Clinton Dixon didnt play. That's right folks - Clinton Dixon wasnt involved in the inital come back - only the closing the game out.

 

The come back was sparked by once again - freshmen Chris Hoover and Tristian Kacklan along with a huge lay up and three from senior reserve Zack Reagan. With the game tied with 40 some odd seconds to go Jackson threw an inbounds pass into the hands of senior reserve Austin Moore who delivered a big lay up that sent the Irvine fans into a frenzy. After that - Jackson played with obvious wrecked nerves. They had a few chances in the closing seconds to tie or take the lead but couldnt get a shot to fall and had 2 or 3 costly turnovers.

 

Dixon came in off the bench and hit clutch free throws to give Estill the 5 point lead they would not reliquinch - and on the way back down the court came up with the steal which would allow Estill to hold onto the ball to finish the game.

 

I noticed that #3 from Jackson city kept mouthing to Estill fans saying "scoreboard" and clapping at them everytime a call (good or bad) was made for Jackson....maybe bad karma played a role in Jackson's loss.

Good job of never throwing in the towel. Most teams would of gave up and started warming up the bus. I hate to see a team or coach down and just throw in the towel. Coach and play till the end, thats how you make statements and see what a team/coach is made of. Can't believe Jackson gave that lead back but Great job for Estill to fight back, shows what Estill is made of. Good to hear Dixon playing again, hate to see any player go down and not play this great game.

I'll see if I can break this amazing game down.

 

Estill come out, as Einstien said, and sucked it up for three quarters. They were missing everything they threw up, not blocking out, and really let Jackson City run at will - getting down by 20 several times.

 

Going into the 4th quarter Estill was down by 20. Here's the real kicker. From about half way through the 2nd quarter until about 3 mins to go in the game - Clinton Dixon didnt play. That's right folks - Clinton Dixon wasnt involved in the inital come back - only the closing the game out.

 

The come back was sparked by once again - freshmen Chris Hoover and Tristian Kacklan along with a huge lay up and three from senior reserve Zack Reagan. With the game tied with 40 some odd seconds to go Jackson threw an inbounds pass into the hands of senior reserve Austin Moore who delivered a big lay up that sent the Irvine fans into a frenzy. After that - Jackson played with obvious wrecked nerves. They had a few chances in the closing seconds to tie or take the lead but couldnt get a shot to fall and had 2 or 3 costly turnovers.

 

Dixon came in off the bench and hit clutch free throws to give Estill the 5 point lead they would not reliquinch - and on the way back down the court came up with the steal which would allow Estill to hold onto the ball to finish the game.

 

I noticed that #3 from Jackson city kept mouthing to Estill fans saying "scoreboard" and clapping at them everytime a call (good or bad) was made for Jackson....maybe bad karma played a role in Jackson's loss.

 

 

Looks like Estill got the last laugh here :laugh:

Good job of never throwing in the towel. Most teams would of gave up and started warming up the bus. I hate to see a team or coach down and just throw in the towel. Coach and play till the end, thats how you make statements and see what a team/coach is made of. Can't believe Jackson gave that lead back but Great job for Estill to fight back, shows what Estill is made of. Good to hear Dixon playing again, hate to see any player go down and not play this great game.

 

Well I really got to hand it to the players and coaches. The fans were pretty much dead for most of the game (except to let the officials know how horribly they called the game --- and this was justified). Estill played with the lack of energy and focus I seen in Jackson when the team lost handedly to Breathitt - and it was very interesting to see how they came back. The only starter who played a large chunk of minutes was Sophmore point guard Blake Christopher who is a good player - but not Estill's best scorer. We, in the crowd were wondering why Dixon didnt play more than he did. At first, we wondered if the back had given up on him - but he was getting up and being a great coach from the bench during the ralley brought on by the reserves....and then came in and played great the last few minutes of the game. I'm not sure if Tiller put the reserves in as a learning expierence or as a sign to his starting 5 - but they pulled off a miracle that seemed to shock everyone in the building (especially Jackson's fans and bench.)

 

With Estill still down by 12 or 14 with about 3 minutes to go - the fans slowly made their way back into the game and when Reagan sunk a three from the baseline corner that pulled the team within 6 or 7 - the place really errupted. The rest of the game - the parent and student sections were both on their feet while Jackson's side seemed to slide further and further into their seats.

 

It just really hit Jackson right in the gut - and they played with wrecked nerves to close out the game - and Estill just couldnt miss down the stretch.

 

What an exciting game.

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Looks like Estill got the last laugh here :laugh:

 

It would appear so. :banana: